So, to celebrate this wonderful occasion, we went out to dinner and a little shopping. Now there is more to this story, so just stay with me for awhile! :)
About a month before our anniversary, I decided to surprise Kevin with a nice dinner for just the two of us. I knew my parents would be in town and that our actual anniversary date, I would be on the road heading to Florida for a much needed vacation! Anyway, the one place we have always wanted to go to was The Melting Pot. So, I made reservations and we were good to go! I told Kevin that I had something planned for our anniversary and even though he tried to get it out of me, I did NOT tell him where we were going.
Fast forward to the weekend of our dinner date. We were talking and for whatever reason, he was calling around to see what other places were free the night. To our surprise, that weekend was Charlotte Restaurant Weekend! (can I get a woo-hoo) So everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING, was booked! He was bummed because he said he even called The Melting Pot and they had nothing free all weekend. So, I had to let the cat out of the bag and I told him that we already had reservations, so he was beyond thrilled! Yes we kept them and went and let me tell you, the place is amazing! And the extra bonus is- our anniversary falls on Charlotte Restaurant Weekend, so we are always going to have the best deals no matter where we eat!! Amen!
Let me tempt your palette a little.....
First, if you have never gone to The Melting Pot, please go! They do have family tables if you want to make it a family night out and private tables for just you and your sweetheart, so you'll have a great time either way!
They ask you to pick out a cheese choice. Now I'm thinking two or three, but NO. They have a mixture of so many wonderful cheeses! And it's not just cheddar, swiss, this or that. It's blended cheese that they make as you're sitting there! So then you get your dippers and dip away! Even the dippers, as they call them, are so good. Breads, chips, apples, etc.
Next is your salad, which it's funny to hear me say, but it was the best salad I ever had! It was fresh and the dressing was homemade and just plain old amazing. After salad was your "meal". You have a choice of two, but the choices were filled with so many yummy things! I had two types of steaks, chicken,and shrimp. Kevin had some surf and turf meal. Both were very good. Oh- and you have to pick the type of oil that you "cook" your food in. We picked something with a little kick. (our cheese choice had a little kick too. See the theme?)
After the main meal comes my favorite part. You guessed it- dessert. OK- just brace yourselves!
They don't just ask you to pick dark,milk or white chocolate. It's more like what chocolate choice do you want....the turtle (which has all the yummy goodness of a turtle type ice cream-minus the ice cream). There was another choice of caramel and nuts, some others that I can't remember but the one that we choose was AMAZING!!!! Now if you really know me, you could say which one we picked without me even telling you. Yep- milk chocolate with crunchy peanut butter. The Lord is SO good!!!! Not only was the chocolate wonderful, but this is what you had to dip into that magnificent blend of milk chocolate and crunchy peanut butter: A piece of cheese cake, bananas, strawberries, brownie bites, and red velvet cake bits. Ohmyword....I have never eaten so much in my whole life and loved every second of it!
After two or more hours of eating, the only way we could keep all that yummy goodness in was to walk around and do some shopping! We had such a great time!
Happy Anniversary Honey! I love you more than words could ever say!
Our Wedding Day - January 29, 2005.
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